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Penn student starts effort to help women enroll in Medicaid before leaving Philly prison
Kriya Patel, a college senior from Wisconsin, has figured out how to employ herself next year and help women behind bars. To win t ...
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If you are at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s, would you want to know?
Drug trial gives people a “peek” at their brain functioning. The Drexel Neurosciences Institute in Philadelphia and ab ...
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Despite whooping cough rise in Abington, Montco had average number of cases
A small cluster of whooping cough cases in Montgomery County is a reminder that the pertussis vaccine works, but not as well as health of ...
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Pa. House measure restricting abortion might get vote this week
A fast-moving plan to restrict abortions in Pennsylvania has cleared a first hurdle in the State House. The ...
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The fear and silence that came with mom’s broken bones and black eyes
Stomach tight. You’d get blocked vision. You feel like you can’t breath. Your heart’s beating out of your chest. Abject ...
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Pa. explores tapping Medicaid for housing as step toward controlling health costs
Medicaid normally pays for doctor or hospital visits, but what about a place to stay? Health advocates are gathering in Philadelph ...
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How do caregivers learn skills to keep a loved one safe at home?
Dementia has been slowly stealing Ruth Perez’s memory and thinking ability for 20 years. “She would put food together ...
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Taking a public health approach to restrain Wilmington’s gun violence
After studying gun violence in Wilmington, Delaware, federal health researchers have offered the state recommendations for curbing the pr ...
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Drexel studies experimental drug aiming at Alzheimer’s before symptoms show
Researchers at Drexel University are studying an experimental medicine that they hope can stop Alzheimer’s disease before it starts ...
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In Philadelphia, bystander first aid turns everyday citizens into first responders
In Philadelphia, it’s gun violence that makes first aid skills so necessary for ordinary residents. After the Paris bombings ...
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Supreme Court decision in Texas abortion case could have ripple effects in Pa.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing from attorneys in a Texas case that opponents say could shutter abortion clinics in that state. So ...
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Pew report urges greater state oversight of compounding pharmacies
After a 2012 incident that sickened hundreds of people in Massachusetts, the Pew Charitable Trusts is pushing for tighter state regulatio ...
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